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Lower Courts
Higher Courts
State Supreme Courts
Choosing Judges for Trial Courts
Choosing Judges for Appellate Courts
100
Lower courts go by different names depending on their________.
Location
100
In an _________ _____, the party who has lost the case in a lower court appeals the decision.
Appellate
100
Each state has a _______ _____ at the top level of its court system.
Supreme court
100
Most judges are elected by ______.
Voters
100
About half of the states elect judges, in the other half the _______ chooses judges.
Governor
200
An argument between two neighbors over the Line that divides property is an example of _____ ____.
Civil Suit
200
What kind of crimes do high-level courts handle?
Felonies (also more serious civil courts than the lower courts)
200
Oklahoma and Texas however have ________ courts for civil appeals and criminal appeals.
Seperate
200
Some elections are _________ which means the candidates are not connected to any political party.
Nonpartisan
200
In most states the retirement age ranges from....
70 to 75
300
Lower level courts handle what kind of cases?
Criminal and Civil Cases
300
How many states have two levels of appellate courts?
Forty-one
300
State Supreme courts are also called "_____ __ ____ ______".
Courts of last resort
300
Some states use a ___________ of processes depending on whether it is the judges first or later term.
Combination
300
In the appellate courts, states are almost evenly split in how they select ______.
Judges
400
In cities, lower level trial courts are often called what?
Municipal Courts
400
The first line of appeal is in the ____________ appellate court.
Intermediate
400
True or false state supreme courts generally issue, or give out, written explanations of their rulings.
True
400
True or false Trial judges are elected the same way in every state.
False
400
The court has the power to _______ the judge from office.
Suspend